Punching Shear Strength of Self Compacted Ferrocement Slabs

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Abdulkhaliq Abdulyimah Jaafer, Instructor
Sa’ad Fahad Resan, Instructor

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the behavior and strength of self-compacted ferrocement slabs under punching shear load. Experimental results of thirteen square ferrocement slabs of 500×500 mm simply supported on all edges are presented.  The main parameters investigated include the volume fraction of reinforcement, slab thickness and size of load-bearing plate. The load deflection and cracking characteristics of the tested slabs are studied and compared.  The test results showed that the volume fraction of wire mesh has significant effect on both ultimate load and displacement. The increase of slab thickness leads to decrease in deflection values and increase in stiffness of slabs. Both ductility and stiffness increase as the loaded area size is increased.


 


 

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“Punching Shear Strength of Self Compacted Ferrocement Slabs” (2015) Journal of Engineering, 21(02), pp. 48–65. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2015.02.04.
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“Punching Shear Strength of Self Compacted Ferrocement Slabs” (2015) Journal of Engineering, 21(02), pp. 48–65. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2015.02.04.

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